two_ravens Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 :1luvu: b0ardksi, that looks so sweet! I'm a little jealous - we've got nicely groomed grass, under bluebird skies.... :rolleyes: (well, our one white ribbon death is actually in pretty good shape, so I'll quit complaining. ) Merry Christmas,and have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 howdy all merry christmas all, it was a great beautiful day on the hill. after the past week of warm weather things finally cooled down and dried some of the ice. today we had everything, bluebird on top and with an inversion we had snow below, snowed a good two inches on chair 2. as the day ended so did the inversion and everything back to normal. the groomers carved great but got a little bumpy with the new snow. it was the perfect weather conditions today, snow on the bottom half which helped the man-made snow makers, just what the mountain needed. should be clear tonight so tomorrow should be very good. i think it will be very busy tho. rode my rsfp167 from 9am till 3pm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 howdy all pretty much the same as yesterday, valley inversions, lite snow bluebird on top half. a little bit busier today but not so bad on the lift lines. the colder temps are drying the snow, we need more!!! it was on the firm side today and was skiing fast, people at all levels on the hill made it hard to find your space. it will be a zoo the next few weeks. hopefully we get more snow and the kids go back to school and things quiet down, it will be perfect groomer time... rode my rsfp167 from 9am till 1pm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 howdy all same as saturday, valley inversion, bluebird top half, foggy middle, cold with no sun bottom. with no new snow groomers are getting buffed out and fast and firm. the colder temps are keeping things nice. rode my 160 speed with a 19 inch stance, did not ride this last year. really need to be on top of it and have good form. easy to over power this board. today was really busy, rode from 9am till 1pm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 howdy all foggy from top of chair 2 and beyond, not so thick where you cant see. great firm groomers getting buffed a little too much, starting to scrape the ice. rode the speed 160 again it is a good exercise in quicker timing, also easier to move around the crowds. today was one of the busiest day but not as bad as in years past. we had lite snow around noon and it is still snowing, just a lite dusting. forcast is more snow so looking better. rode from 9:30am till 12:30pm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 DER SCHNEA KOMMT:biggthump can't spell in english so forgive the bad german! ITs gonna snow for the next week looking good for WTF:biggthump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban Carving Gooding Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Looks good Dr D 10" and more to come. Happy New Year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinpa Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Anyone got money for a last minute trip to Whitefish at the end of the month? Look at what I found on eBay.... http://cgi.ebay.com/WHITEFISH-MT-5-DAY-LIFT-TICKTS-FOR-2-LODGING-INCLUDED_W0QQitemZ120510446897QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1c0efb7d31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 somebody really ought to try to get this. It closed Jan 1 with no bids! Person was asking $700 for 5 days lodging and 5 days tickets for 2. This deal might be "subject to availability" and so the BMES dates might be unavailable. 5 days of lift tickets for 2 people (including frequent skier cards) comes to $500. Window price for 3+days is $56/day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted January 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 howdy all happy new year!!! i worked the past three days and in that time we had a front move in with a good dump and behind that a lot of warm stuff. it was around 40 degrees here in town. the big was warm too, it was wet and heavy. dont know how long this warming trend will last, spring conditions again? it will be a while till conditions get better. rode my rsfp173 from 9am till 1pm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted January 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 howdy all foggy, damp, warm, just above freezing, lite snow all day. i was on eds run most of the day, there was a few inches of fine snow over groom. tried out a new to me old burton reactors, felt funny at first, but as the day went on felt like an old boot, thanks mark, these will be my back-up. some good carving today, but with the new snow it got bumppy pretty fast. forcast is snow all night so tomorrow might be a softies day. i think today is day 16 for me, so far not the best carving conditions. had some good carving at the beginning of the year a few good powdays, alot of wet soggy days. i hope this year will be like last year, lots of cold sunny days with buffed groom. rode my rsfp173 from 9:30 till 12:30... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Hey West! Been following your posts on condtions and I began to wonder what runs are favored. I've been checking out the trail maps and found Ed's and chair 2 that you've mentioned. Do you guys move up or down the mountain as the day and condtions unfold? After watching the webcams for the past couple weeks I'm a little concerned about what I've gotten myself into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinpa Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 I'm a little concerned about what I've gotten myself into. Don't worry..... you'll have your locals, but there will also be plenty of those mid-west (or even Hawaian or North Carolianian) folks who find themselves on vacation! Several years back I rode with PaulK early in the week and we rode until the end of the day, but most of the guys are on vacation and ready for a leisurely pace. Last time I was there (not last season, but the year before.... January 08) there was so much powder that real carving wasn't an option. You really never know what you are going to get, but you just make the best of what mother nature provides and deal with it! That's Montana!!!! If you don't like the weather, wait a few minutes and it will change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 I guess what I'm concerned about is what appears to be constant overcast. It just didn't dawn on me that one of Shred's tee shirt designs with the cloud obscured mountain was right on target. I am hoping for days where I don't have to contend with flat light and limited visability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted January 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 howdy bjvircks this year we have been getting large storm fronts that drag alot of warm pacific air that gets pulled up from the south west, then gets cold as it drags cold air from the north west. so when we get the warm stuff we get alot of foggy days. we had a few days of inversions were its sunny on the top half of the mountain and the cloud level sits in the valley. as far as good carving runs, eds run on chair 2 or toni matt on chair 1 thats pretty wide. the northside (backside) chair 7 for mellow blue runs. it would be a good idea to bring a powder board with your carving gear. you get what mother nature gives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Oh Man... I haven't traveled with my powder board in years! ( haven't USED my powder board in years :( @#$&*^# Iowa ). Should I bring an ice scraper for my goggles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Gruumer Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Just like the Man says.. big stick day!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted January 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 howdy all woke up to 8 plus inches outside, knew it was going to be an EPIC day!!! first run on toni matt, 5 inches over groom, sweet butter!!! next two runs on good medicine, then a few runs on chair 2 cuz the lift line on chair 1 was filled to the end of the gates with all the powder hounds. kinda wet snow on top and pretty wet snow on the bottom. rode the 156 fish from 9:30 till 12:30... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dredman Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Is that a Tri-Strip-Titianal Naked Monster Schtubby and its bride? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Gruumer Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Wait....Wait.... Soon my friend... Naked..hmmm...:rolleyes: RSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted January 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 howdy shred can i ride it... can i... can i ??? whats the specs on baby wtf schtubby? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban Carving Gooding Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 I checked the web cams and its 2:30 at the fish and no one at the lift. I cant wait to get back to the BIG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted January 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 howdy all yo! busta rime in the house doing a cover of ice ice baby. great carving snow, but the rime was really bad today and a bit foggy. it was hard to see and the freezing rain stung at times. the lighting was flat all day. rode with the montucky boys, john and dave. i didnt carve much just trying to keep up and watching the boys rip it up. we were riding without goggles for most of the day. rode the rsfp173 from 9:30 till 3... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban Carving Gooding Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 2:30 2 people in the lift line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 howdy all foggy in town in the a.m., like there was an inversion that was really low, way below the village and high overcast above the top of the big. the visibility was good, the early frontside on toni matt was very icey in the morning. did a few backside runs which was nice soft groomers. then the frontside warmed up, wet heavy kinda hard pack, but very carvable. it was on the warm side and felt very damp. rode my 178 speed pretty hard from 9:30 till 3... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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